The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-27

or SANFORD, IelU tnls week IOT England lot a
three months visit
Beginning on Monday last regular mail
service was established on the Blue Spring,
Orange CITY and Atlantic railroad. This IS
a great benefit TO the thriving towns along
the line.
W Z. Arnold. formerly of Longwood,
but late of Kansas City, No, has been ap-
pointed travelling passenger agent Of the
South Florida railroad, with headquarters
at Orlando.
F. ". Murray, ST., of Gotha, is Dragging
on one of his cukes, which measure 1879
inches in length, II in circumference and
weighs 4 pounds. How much collie is con
tanned in that innocent looking vegetable is
not said.
The machinery for the fence factory at
Sanford was shipped on Saturday last, and
is expected there in few days. 1t will not
take a great while to place it in position and
running order, and the factory will be in
full blast by June Is.
T. J. Hill, of Woodbridge, has gained for
himself another trophy in the shape of a
wild cat pelt he says the cat was the largest
he has ever killed, and upon opening it he
found two chickens and a rabbit. The
chickens looked suspiciously like his own.
The railway mail service between Sanford
and Tavares, heretofore performed by the
route agent between Titusville and Tavares,
has been discontinued, and only closed
pouches will be used for the present at least.
The agent now runs between Sanford and
Titusville
DR.. NJ. L. Moore left Gainesville Tuesday
evening for Los Angeles, Cal, where he
will take a half interest in the extensive
practice of DR.. Bidwell Of that city. DR..
Moore has perhaps as many friends in
Gainesville as any other man in the city,
and his departure win be much lamented
Dr. King Wylly, of Sanford, left there
on Tuesday last for Tampa to confer with
DR. Wall in regard to the adoption of strin-
gent measures TO prevent the Introduction
of yellow fever into Florida from Key West
or Havana. They will visit the exposed
places along the coast and do all possible to
keep the enemy out.
There are in DeLand fourteen printers
and apprentices OF this number there is
not drunkard, nor person who takes an
occasional dram. A majority of these prin-
tiers are good church members and attend
church services regularly, while every
workman in one of the offices belongs to the
Sons of Temperance, and the same can be
said of number in the other offices.
Halifax Beach seems to be making a long
stride forward. Mr.. Wright, the Secretary
and Manager of the company, says that a
peninsula; also railroad and wagon bridge
viii be built this summer, connecting the
mainland with the beach. These improve
ments place Halifax Beach as the foremost
summer watering place for South Florida.
Arrangements are being made, too, in the
way OF amusements, and other conveniences
for excursion parties.
On Tuesday last the citizens of Enterprise
elected a full municipal ticket, as follows:
Mayor, F. B. Biddulph; Aldermen, S. A.
Donald, George II. Count and William
James, Jr. Treasurer and Clerk, William
r, Fits; Marshal and Collector, Leven
Armwood; Assessor, John w. Count En-
terprise has been repeatedly stirred from
centre to circumference by municipal dis
sentions, and finally they had to send to
Sanford for Mayor, Mr. Biddulph having
removed from that place to Enterprise
eight months ago. , . .-'.~
A. N. Cooley, of Pittsfeld, Mass, and c.
c. Turner, of Chicago, Ills, will start a
moss factory at Sanford soon. They have
let the contract for the clearing of the land
and the erection of the factory, which will
be located on the first block west of the saw
mill and on the lake shore, where they can
have moss delivered from boats as well as
from wagons. The work of the factory will
be to comb and dress the moss for uphol-
stering purposes, and in the mill and the
gathering of moss, they will give employ
ment to large number of men uv&
w. A. Donahue, freight fiagman on the
South Florida railroad, was badly injured
while coupling cars at Kissimmee last Fri
| day afternoon. On that day he was running
as extra baggage master on the accommoda-
ton train leaving Sanford at 1920 a. m. e,
and was in the act of coupling a passenger
coach to freight car. The poor fellow was
caught between the two drawheads and
| badly injured, but fortunately not fatally
He was carried to Sanford on the afternoon
train and placed in the company's hospital,
and is in fair way TO recover. His escape
| from almost instant death seems to be
nothing short of miraculous, as he was
caught at the waist
| Tuesday night there arrived in jackson
vile on the Florida Railway and Naviga-
ton train a boy about years of age
| Upon the front of his cap was a card upon
| which was written: johnny Hennessv, from
| Waco, McLennon county, Texas. Going to
j. S. Kuns Paola, Orange county, Florida. -
The boy had through ticket from Waco to
that city and was to have been met there by
a friend and sent to his destination, but as
the friend failed TO put in appearance, Mr.
Beerbower took charge of him, and after
giving him good supper, sent him ON his
| journey, via Orlando, on his own response
bility. The little fellow was quite manly,
and seemed to be entirely at ease travelling
| by himself. apVg
| What chiefly interests the Woodbridge
people now is the new railroad. County
Surveyor Fries and assistants have been at
work running the lines from there TO Rock
ledge since Monday, May 16 The line is to
be as straight as possible, passing south of
Lake Pickett. As more information in re-
gard to the scope and route of the new line
comes in, one is impressed with the fact that
when completed, it will be the one great
| railroad of the State. Woodbridge should
certainly be good sized town, especially
for manufacturing purposes, for via the
| South Florida railroad is the great Northern
and Eastern trunk line, and via the A. F. &,
A., will be the great Western trunk line,
! giving direct connection with the coal and
iron fields of Alabama When the road is
| completed why should this not be the best
distributing point of South Florida for the
| Florida Fruit Exchange.
| Zachary Taylor Crawford, late receiver
| of the United States Land Office at Gaines
| vile, and who diedsSaturday, was born in
Decatur county, Ga, in 1S45 He was edu-
cated in the common schools of that town.
| While yet mere boy he entered the Con-
federate army and did yeoman service for
three years. just three years prior TO Lees
| surrender he was taken prisoner in Virginia
but when peace was declared he was dis
charged, having only been imprisoned two
months. Returning to Bainbridge he
| studied law and was soon admitted to prac-
| tice In the spring of 1874 he moved To